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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘EGRETS AND 1504
LOTUS’ HAIRPIN
MING DYNASTY A PALE CELADON JADE ‘CHILONG’ BI-DISC
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the tapered shaft surmounted by a carved openwork nial
of lotus stems and two egrets bearing a furled lotus leaf with relief carved with a sinuous chilong with ruyi to one side, the
incised veins, the stone of an even celadon color other with raised bosses, the stone with an even, near-white
Length 6¼ in., 15.8 cm color, carved wood stand (2)
$ 3,000-5,000 Diameter 2⅝ in., 6.7 cm
$ 6,000-8,000
㖶ġġġ曺䘥䌱掌晽嶗嶗忋䥹䲳䯒
㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ曺䘥䌱晽坕漵扄剅䲳䑏
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A YUAN-STYLE CELADON JADE ‘LOTUS AND
GOOSE’ PLAQUE
of oval form carved in openwork with a goose skimming the
surface of a lotus pond, its wings spread and carved in layers
of relief, the neck craned upwards much like the furled leaves
and stems surrounding, with lotus blossoms and roots, and
swirling water below, the stone of a translucent celadon with
gray inclusions
Width 4 in., 10.1 cm
PROVENANCE
Acquired in San Francisco, 1989.
$ 2,000-3,000
曺䌱德晽匟晩䲳䇴
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